The Japanese "Monster" needed just two rounds to finish off 39-year-old legend Nonito Donaire in their June rematch to unify three of four titles at 118 pounds. Unified bantamweight champion (20-0, 18 KOs) | Previous ranking: No.
#Champion song rating update#
Below is the latest Pound for Pound rankings update after Shakur Stevenson's win in September. Using a criteria that takes into account everything from accomplishments to current form, let's take a closer look at the top fighters inside the ring. Considering he fought four times over a 12-month stretch ending last November, a schedule far busier than the average elite fighter, the assumption makes sense.Īlvarez will have an interesting decision to make upon his return next year regarding whether to run back the Bivol rematch, which appears to be his preference, or finally accept the challenge of David Benavidez, a two-time champion at 168 pounds who many believe has the perfect mix of size, skills and mindset to give Alvarez trouble. One might believe the latter to be true after Alvarez revealed this week he will be out until at least next May with left wrist surgery following a recovery that could push his return all the way to September 2023.
#Champion song rating pro#
Not only did Alvarez seem to find his ceiling in terms of dramatic rises in weight when he lost to WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in May, the Mexican superstar didn't look that much better in September when he faded late in a decision win over 40-year-old Gennadiy Golovkin in their trilogy bout.Īt 32, Alvarez is either starting to slow down some 17 years into a career that began at age 15 (and has encompassed 62 pro fights), or the difficult schedule carried out by the four-division champion in recent years is starting to catch up. Chris Williams performs live with the band.For as next level as Canelo Alvarez appeared to be in 2021, when he ran away with fighter of the year honors after becoming the first four-belt undisputed champion at 168 pounds, his results this calendar year have been a mixed bag. In 2020, Aram Arslanian formed the band CHANGE, who released the LP "Closer Still" on React! Records. Andy Norton played in Time to Escape and Warpriest currently sings in Praise and plays bass in Nerve Endings and Peace. Todd Preboski played drums in Betrayed and Lonewolf. Vocalist Jim Hesketh sang in ON and True Identity, who disbanded following accusations of sexual assault and rape from multiple women, all of whom were children at the time of the alleged assaults. Chris Williams sings in Dead Weight and played guitar The Vows, The Poverty Bay Saints, and The Crew as well as bass in Gone But Not Forgotten. He recently plays guitar in True Identity, Keep It Clear and plays bass in Union of Faith. Aram Arslanian played guitar in The First Step, The Vows, sang for Betrayed, and ran REACT! Records. Since the breakup, all of the members of Champion have continued to be active in the punk/hardcore scene. So before making any commitments that we would be bounded to, we decided to end it now, while everyone in the band was still friends and still loved everything we did as a band together. With all the pressure to do another record and to tour, it wasn't what we "wanted" to do anymore it was what we "had" to do. Their reasoning for breaking up can be found on their MySpace page. The band announced through Bridge 9 on January 31, 2006, that they were disbanding, with a final show that occurred on May 27, 2006, at El Corazon in their hometown of Seattle, Washington. "In the spring they were to become one of the first Western independent act to visit the famous country of South Korea where Kill Your Idols and Ensign also played around 2001." 2005 also saw the band re-release their previous two EPs on one CD, entitled Time Slips Away. After a second European tour and an Australian leg, Champion toured the United States in early 2005. Right after this Andy joined and completed the core lineup of the band. Ĭhampion's full-length LP, Promises Kept, was released on Bridge 9 Records. They toured all over the US, Europe, Japan, Australia, and South Korea. They toured hard on these records and traveled with American Nightmare, Death Threat, The First Step, Comeback Kid, Terror, Slapshot, and Sick of It All. After a couple of calls Champion joined the label Bridge 9 Records and recorded another EP, entitled Count Our Numbers, followed by the re-release of Come Out Swinging. In the early days the band was plagued with constant line-up changes, but in 2000 the majority of the core lineup came together to release the Come Out Swinging EP on Platinum Recordings (Germany).Īfter playing with American Nightmare Timbomb suggested Chris Wrenn of Bridge Nine Records check out the band. Jim and Chris formed Champion and after a few months of shows, the band released its first demo on cassette and went on a West Coast tour of the United States.
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